Turner was arrested in April 2016 after being indicted for beating the then-22-year-old mother of one of his eight children, shooting into the vehicle she was in, and dragging her to a bridge where he strangled her before suspending her over the railing.

Of the 45 years to serve, 20 years are for aggravated domestic violence, 10 for aggravated assault, five for shooting into an occupied vehicleand five each for two gun enhancements, all to be served consecutively.

An additional protective order by Weill requires Turner to stay away from the victim.

“I’m glad to see a person who has no respect for his own child’s mother put away not only from her, but others who could be in his path of violence,” said Attorney General Jim Hood. “Domestic violence is a very serious offense, and to have Judge Weill recognize that through this sentencing should let other offenders know this violence will absolutely not be tolerated, and our office will prosecute it to the largest extent.”

Officials say after Turner left the scene in the Washington Addition neighborhood in Jackson, he returned and assaulted a person who was trying to assist the initial victim.

The victim has testified that Turner strangled her and beat her in the face, and continued to beat her as he drove her home. Photos of the victim's injuries, as well as the gunshot holes in the car, were admitted into evidence during the trial.

The victim spoke during the sentencing hearing, testifying that she feared for her life.

Defense attorney Dennis Sweet asked the victim if Turner were shooting at her or at the car, and she said she couldn't know where he was shooting.

"But the bullets hit the back of your car? So he did not shoot at you," Sweet said.

"He did not shoot me," the victim replied.

Turner was given the chance to speak but did not on the advice of his council.

As Weill spoke to Turner before handing down his sentence, he referenced that the victim had said, "Help me," and Turner had answered, "You've got no God."

Weill said during the victim's initial testimony on audio recording that was not entered during the trial, she said Turner had bragged that he had a relationship with public officials and that nothing would happen to him because of those relationships.

The attorney general’s office received the case after Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith recused himself after admitting in open court that he previously represented Turner and that Turner visited him in his home.

Turner was the subject of initial misdemeanor criminal charges brought against Smith in June 2016. The attorney general’s office accused Smith of illegally assisting Turner, a criminal defendant, in this domestic violence case.

The attorney general eventually dropped that charge against Smith before bringing felony charges against him in September 2016. He was acquitted in August.

Sweet voiced an issue with Smith's name being brought into the case, saying he had never been a part of Turner's defense.

Testimony transcripts uncovered after The Clarion-Ledger intervened on a sealed case showed the Jackson Police Department asked the FBI to look at a number of cases it believed the district attorney's office didn't pursue because of a conflict.

The FBI referred the matter to the state attorney general's office after having found a suspicious relationship between Smith, Turner, accused drug offender Tommy White and an employee in Smith's office.

The mother of two of Turner's children was an employee in Smith’s office, though it is not clear if she is the same woman Turner assaulted.